1. Edition - November 2004
165.- Euro
2004. XXIV, 464 Pages, Hardcover
188 Fig., 66 Tab. 
- Handbook/Reference Book -
ISBN-10: 3-527-30585-8
ISBN-13: 978-3-527-30585-8 - Wiley-VCH, Weinheim






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Short description
A deeper insight into the complex processes involved in this field, covering the biological, chemical and engineering fundamentals needed to further develop effective methodologies.
The book devotes a detailed chapter to each of the four main areas of environmental biotechnology -- wastewater treatment, soil treatment, solid waste treatment, and waste gas treatment -- dealing with both the microbiological and process engineering aspects.

From the contents
Introduction (Jördening, Winter)

PART I WASTEWATER TREATMENT
Bacterial Metabolism in Wastewater Treatment Systems (Gallert, Winter)
Industrial Wastewater Sources and Treatment Strategies (Rosenwinkel)
Activated Sludge Process, Nitrification, Denitrification (Kayser)
Modelling of Aerobic Waste Water Treatment Processes (Henze)
Bioreactors for Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment (Jördening)
Modelling of Biogas Reactors (Märkl)

PART II SOIL TREATMENT
Aerobic Degradation by Microorganisms (Fritsche, Hofrichter)
Principles of Anaerobic Degradation of Organic Compounds (Schink)
Thermal Processes, Scrubbing/Extraction, Bioremediation and Disposal (Koning)
Bioremediation with Heap Technique (Schulz-Behrendt)
Bioreactors (Kleijntjens, Luyben)
In Situ Remediation (Held, Dörr)

PART III SOLID WASTE TREATMENT
Composting of Plant Residues and Waste Plant Materials (Schuchardt)
Anaerobic Fermentation of Wet or Semi-Dry Garbage Waste Fractions (Rilling)
Landfill Systems, Sanitary Landfilling of Solid Wastes - Long-Term Problems with Leachate (Heyer, Stegmann)
Sanitary Landfills - Long-Term Stability and Environmental Implications (Switzenbaum)

PART IV WASTE GAS TREATMENT
Process Engineering of Biological Waste Gas Purification
Commercial Applications of Biological Waste Gas Purification (Chitwood, Devinny)
Perspectives of Waste, Wastewater Off-Gas and Soil Treatment (Gallert, Winter)

Index